United Kingdom map quiz
Can you find the countries and regions of the UK?
Quizzes in this pack
United Kingdom: countries, capitals, regions, cities, waters, rivers.
| Countries | 4 questions |
| Capitals | 4 questions |
| Regions | 9 questions |
| Cities | 10 questions |
| Waters | 4 questions |
| Rivers | 4 questions |
Sample questions
- The largest country in the UK, home to London
- Answer: England
- Northern country, known for highlands and lochs
- Answer: Scotland
- Western country, known for its Celtic language and mountains
- Answer: Wales
- Located on the island of Ireland, separate from the Republic
- Answer: Northern Ireland
- UK capital on the Thames, with Big Ben and the Tower of London
- Answer: London
Learn more
London
On the Thames, England
London grew from Londinium, a town the Romans built by the Thames almost 2,000 years ago. It is the capital of the United Kingdom, and its Underground, opened in 1863, is the oldest metro in the world.
- Founded
- Around AD 47, by the Romans
- Known for
- Big Ben, Tower Bridge, the British Museum
- Big Ben is really the name of the great bell, not the tower
- Rings a bell?
- In the stories, Sherlock Holmes lives at 221B Baker Street, a number that did not exist at the time
Cardiff
Wales, on the Bristol Channel
Cardiff became the capital of Wales in 1955. A hundred years ago it was one of the busiest coal ports in the world, shipping coal from the Welsh valleys. In the city centre stands Cardiff Castle, with a Norman keep on a mound, and the Principality Stadium fills with rugby fans on match days.
- Known for
- The castle, rugby, Cardiff Bay
- Rings a bell?
- Roald Dahl was born here in 1916, to Norwegian parents
North West
North-west England
North West England has Manchester, the world's first industrial city, and Liverpool, home of the Beatles. To the north lies the Lake District, England's largest national park, with Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England, and lakes like Derwentwater.
- Known for
- The Lake District, Liverpool, Manchester
West Midlands
Central England
The West Midlands has Birmingham and Stratford-upon-Avon, where William Shakespeare was born. The Iron Bridge, from 1779, was the first major bridge in the world made of cast iron, and its gorge, is one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution.
- Known for
- Shakespeare, the Iron Bridge, Birmingham
South East
South-east England
South East England wraps around London, with Oxford University and Canterbury Cathedral. The White Cliffs of Dover, of chalk up to 110 metres high, face France across the narrowest part of the English Channel, and they were the first sight of home for generations of travellers.
- Known for
- The White Cliffs of Dover, Oxford, Canterbury
North Sea
Between Britain, Scandinavia and the European mainland
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. It is shallow, stormy and rich in fish, and oil and gas from its floor have made Norway wealthy. Off the German coast lies the red sandstone island of Heligoland.
- Area
- About 570,000 km²
- Did you know?
- Doggerland, now under the North Sea, was dry land where people hunted until about 8,000 years ago
How it works
Pick a quiz, then find, name or choose your answer on the 3D globe. A round has 10 questions by default, or more, up to the whole quiz. Each round picks what you need most: questions due again, new ones and the places you tend to mix up. In a short round, the questions you miss are asked once more at the end. Spaced repetition then brings them back on later days until you know them.
Every round also fills your mastery badges for the continent or country, the topic and the whole world: bronze at 50%, silver at 80% and gold at 100%.
